| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from On Horsemanship by Xenophon: upon as fully armed. The only parts remaining are the shins and feet,
which of course protrude beyond the cuisses, but these also may be
armed by the addition of gaiters made of leather like that used for
making sandals. And thus you will have at once defensive armour for
the shins and stockings for the feet.
The above, with the blessing of heaven, will serve for armour of
defence. To come to weapons of offence, we recommend the sabre rather
than the straight sword,[9] since from the vantage-ground of the
horse's position the curved blade will descend with greater force than
the ordinary weapon.
[9] The {makhaira} (or {kopis}), Persian fashion, rather than the
On Horsemanship |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: then will they believe? He whom God leads astray there is no guide for
him! He leaves them in their rebellion, blindly wandering on.
They will ask you about the Hour, for what time it is fixed?- say,
'The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord; none shall manifest it at
its time but He; it is heavy in the heavens and the earth, it will not
come to you save on a sudden.'
They will ask as though thou wert privy to it, say,' knowledge
thereof is only with God,'- but most folk do not know.
Say, 'I cannot control profit or harm for myself, save what God
will. If I knew the unseen I should surely have much that is good, nor
would evil touch me; I am but a warner and a herald of good tidings
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Beauty and The Beast by Bayard Taylor: flowers--like marigolds. It must be--really--yes, the vegetable
element is predominant. My instinct towards it is so strong that
I cannot be mistaken. May I taste it, ma'am?'
"The woman sliced off a thin corner, and presented it to him on the
knife.
"`Delicious!' he exclaimed; `I am right,--this is the True Food.
Give me two pounds--and the crackers, ma'am.'
"I turned away, quite as much disgusted as amused with this
charlatanism. And yet I verily believe the fellow was sincere--
self-deluded only. I had by this time lost my faith in him, though
not in the great Arcadian principles. On reaching home, after an
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